Brenda Tracy (right) got permission from Mary Bittler to name a bill
next legislative session after Mary's daughter Melissa Bittler, a
14-year-old Portland girl who was raped and killed in December 2001 by a
serial rapist. "It's the worst-case scenario of what can
For the second time in as many years, lawmakers are considering changing the way officials prosecute sexual assault cases. A bill in the Oregon Senate would create an exception to the 12-year statute of limitations for the most serious sex crimes — including rape, sodomy and child abuse — allowing prosecutors to bring charges if new concrete evidence emerges.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/after_bill_cosby_and_brenda_tr.html
For the second time in as many years, lawmakers are considering changing the way officials prosecute sexual assault cases. A bill in the Oregon Senate would create an exception to the 12-year statute of limitations for the most serious sex crimes — including rape, sodomy and child abuse — allowing prosecutors to bring charges if new concrete evidence emerges.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/after_bill_cosby_and_brenda_tr.html